In July 2011, I weighed 278 lbs. On Mar 12, 2013 I made the decision to qualify for the Boston Marathon. This is my journey.

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My first runner’s high?

I’ve had four 5 mile days running in a row, and is my body feeling it!

It is interesting that adding a half mile to my run each day has made me feel this way.

What is even more interesting is yesterday I decided to go out slow and just run an easy run. It went as planned. I was in shorts and a T-shirt compared to the last two days where it was below freezing with the wind chill.

Anyway, as the run progressed, I started really feeling well. I felt loose and was enjoying myself overall. Suddenly at the 3.75 mile mark, I kicked into a faster gear. Not sure why, but I just felt really good and felt I had the strength to push it a bit.

As I ran, I just kept going faster. My legs felt strong and my body felt well. I guess it was the closest I have ever felt to a runner’s high. About the 5 mile mark I was ready to call it a day, but it was a cool feeling.

I wonder if running up that mountain a couple times has begun to help my legs and cardio. A 2 mile uphill 800 ft run can do a lot for leg muscles and the 2 mile down hill run can be even harder.

So another week is coming to an end. Either tomorrow or Sunday I’ll be running the mountain again. If I get in my 5 miles today, I’ll end up with about 33 miles for the week, which will be a record since my marathon training.

I have really been working on that myself. I used to be “hooked” on my time and would either get too tired or just want to stop all together. Now I am enjoying running so much more. I leave the watch to my workout runs and my regular runs are just what I feel like doing!

Looking to do the Nashville Country Music Marathon (half). That is in April. I hope to be back to 13.1 miles by then, if I can keep healthy! Nothing other than that though. 5K’s seem to get me hurt as I push too hard for my hip to handle.